DXF format

DXF format is a file format for vector drawings (it stands for Drawing Exchange Format). It was originally made for/by the drawing software AutoCAD (by Autodesk). This is software used by engineers and architects the world over, since the 80's.

It may therefore make sense to convert vector data from OSM to DXF format, or perhaps from DXF format to OSM (import)

Convert OSM data to DXF or Convert DXF data to OSM

• RoadDXF - Draw a bounding box on a map to export roads, parcel boundaries with APNs and situs addresses, and building footprints as a DXF file for AutoCAD. Aimed at make-ready and utility engineers in the US.

See Converting map data between formats for additional tools.

Other conversions

• Dxf2gpx
• Convert dxf File to Shapefile Using Grass